Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends

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Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends
Bonnie Raitt - Bonnie Raitt and Friends Cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2006
RecordedSeptember 30, 2005
Venue Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Genre Pop/Rock
Length52:14
Label Capitol
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Souls Alike
(2005)
Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends
(2006)
Slipstream
(2012)

Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends is a DVD/CD combo, recorded live on September 30, 2005, at Trump Taj Majal, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Joining Bonnie Raitt on stage are Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss, Keb' Mo' and Jon Cleary. All of the songs on the CD are repeated on the DVD plus five that are exclusive to the DVD.

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Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction" 0:48
2."Unnecessarily Mercenary" (feat. Jon Cleary)Jon Cleary4:03
3."I Will Not Be Broken" Gordon Kennedy; Wayne Kirkpatrick; Tommy Sims 3:41
4."God Was in the Water" Randall Bramblett; Davis Causey5:50
5."Gnawin' on It"Bonnie Raitt; Roy Rogers 4:30
6."You" (feat. Alison Krauss) John Shanks; Bob Thiele Jr.; Steven M. Krikorian 5:39
7."Love Letter" (feat. Keb' Mo') Bonnie Hayes 4:48
8."Two Lights in the Nighttime" (feat. Ben Harper) Lee Clayton; Pat McLaughlin 4:53
9."Well, Well, Well" (feat. Ben Harper) Bob Dylan; Danny O'Keefe 3:55
10."Something to Talk About"Shirley Eikhard4:11
11."I Don't Want Anything to Change" (feat. Norah Jones)Maia Sharp; Liz Rose; Stephanie Chapman5:00
12."Love Sneakin' Up On You" (feat. Alison Krauss, Ben Harper, Jon Cleary, Keb' Mo' & Norah Jones)Jimmy Scott; Tom Snow 4:56
Total length:52:14
DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unnecessarily Mercenary" (feat. Jon Cleary)Jon Cleary4:50
2."I Will Not Be Broken"Gordon Kennedy; Wayne Kirkpatrick; Tommy Sims3:43
3."God Was In The Water"Randall Bramblett; Davis Causey6:17
4."Gnawin' On It"Bonnie Raitt; Roy Rogers4:14
5."You" (feat. Alison Krauss)John Shanks; Bob Thiele Jr.; Steven M. Krikorian6:16
6."Papa Come Quick" (feat. Alison Krauss) Billy Vera; Chip Taylor; Richard Hirsch3:00
7."No Gettin' Over You" (feat. Keb' Mo')Bonnie Raitt6:06
8."Love Letter" (feat. Keb' Mo')Bonnie Hayes4:39
9."Crooked Crown" David Batteau; Maia Sharp 4:32
10."Trinkets"Emory Joseph4:44
11."Two Lights In The Nighttime" (feat. Ben Harper)Lee Clayton; Pat McLaughlin5:33
12."Well, Well, Well" (feat. Ben Harper)Bob Dylan; Danny O'Keefe4:17
13."Something To Talk About"Shirley Eikhard3:55
14."Hear Me Lord" Oliver Mtukudzi 5:57
15."I Don't Want Anything To Change" (feat. Norah Jones)Maia Sharp; Liz Rose; Stephanie Chapman5:03
16."Tennessee Waltz" (feat. Norah Jones) Redd Stewart; Pee Wee King 5:21
17."Love Sneakin' Up On You" (feat. Alison Krauss, Ben Harper, Jon Cleary, Keb' Mo' & Norah Jones)Jimmy Scott; Tom Snow5:47
Total length:84:14

Personnel

Production

Credits for musicians are for the CD. All track information and credits were taken from the DVD/CD liner notes. [2]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends at AllMusic
  2. Raitt, Bonnie. "Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends". Capitol. 2006.
  3. "American video certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Bonnie Raitt and Friends". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 21, 2006.